Door holder



NOV. 24, 1931. v I 5, v BROOK$ I 1,833,773

noon HOLDER Filed oct. 7, 1930 INVENTOR Vz'ciozLBi'ooks' ATTORNEYSPatented Nov. 24, 1931 SHIRLEY vIe'r oR BROOKS, oFj EAST oRAiven,aswgmqsm, n s nej jmjismsoa i on wEsT ORANGEy NEW-JEBS EY, Agoon ro-lm-j 1 MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 11m, 'TION OF DELAWARE "DooRliIoLD ER VApplication filed October 7, 1939; seal ir -487,048.

The invention has for one of its objects to provide a door holder whichis strongand' durable while inexpensive to manufacture and one whichmaybe placed under low swung doors. The construction and arrange ment ofthe parts is such that the door holder may be used with the greatestfacility and with the least inconvenience;

Another object of the invention is topro vide a door holder with aQflateven base .with rounded edges; which; offersno sharp contacts toscratchfioors, or to'tearany floor I covering upon which the door holdermay be placed. The extent of the area of the base i 15' and the evennessof the contact of the: base with the floor afi'ords a max mum resistanceagainst the floorfand greatly assists the door holder to resist theswinging pressure of the door.

Still another object of the'invention is i provide a. wire stem which ismounted on the base to give a constant upward pressure against thebottom of the door, thewirestem being preferably return bent to providedouble wire surface at the door to afford ad'- 1 ditional resistanceagainst movement o f the- The wire stem is preferably reslllent door.and is held resiliently upward byits connection with the base whichprevents :a rigid contact of the wire stem with the door and avoidsdamage to aveneered surface of the i door. The wire stem may alsobe'bent relatively tothe base for purposes of adjustment. A furtherobject of the invention is topro vide the wire stem witha coating toincrease by adding" tothe efliciency of the doorjholder.

provide the base withv an opening in which the end of t-hewireistem maybe pressed,- which permits the bodyofthe Wire stem to move closer to thebase than would otherwise be the case; the opening. also serving as a"means for hanging the'door holder on "a key in thedoor, or on any hookor other member.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the followingspecification in which i the preferred form of the invention described.

In the drawings similar reference characters referto similar parts inalli the .nne12 2 of Figurel and a pe s eeev 'ieweme ing 7 thedoorholder a'sjapp'lied toadoor,

Figure 2 is an enlarged;sectional viewfon 2 covering withoutdamageitothe latterlf On to the central portion ofjthe return"bentwirje; f stem and these diverging portions 9 are'en:

end of thebase5, the terminals ,11 of-the wire stem beingvreturn bent sothat they will V be disposed at-fthe sides of central portions. V V 7 ofthewire stem andsubstantiallyparallelv- Closed y siover themthekedges 10at" r Z r "the endof theibase 5.1 This serv to hold.

diverging portions9] of the wire stem atthe v therewith, thisbeingfsho-wnf in Figure 3 of; friction against the bottom of the doort-herethe drawings The saidjterminals' 1110f the r the-sides 12'ofthebase 5'over the said termiporti'ons fof the sides 12 of the baseand g the j -wire stenffi are held imposition by. bending Still anotherobjectof the invention is to? V I e g -n'als1-l sothatthe -terminals11of thelwire stemwill beheld in positionbylthebent over f divergingportions}? ofthewire stenrwill p g be held relatively to the base 5 bythe bentfq over portions at the end of the base. ln this; way thecentra'l'portioni ofthe wirefstem- V. will beheld in adjusted position,inasmuch. '1 as. this wire stein 6 is of;a resilient character:

and will'tend to' remain in the'po'sition to j: this base there is munteaa wire fste'm6,;the15 wire "stein being return bent at 7 the end"of which is adapted forIdisposal in an"opening l '8 in the'base5 whichpermits the return bent V portion? of the wire stemfito be disposed inlU close proximity to the'fbase 5 as the door holder is slipped under "adoorjpreferably the pressureof the foot downwardlyagains'tj V 1 j thereturn bent-portion"!- ofjthe wirestemt' j f The return'bentiportion 7of the wireiste'm 4 diverges at 9' substantially at rightangles I spendwith the bent over portion ofthe base ,5

toharmonize-therewith and also to -make both ends as Well as both sides,of the base rounded and prevent any engagement'with v 5, the floor orfloor covering, which would be; 1

injuriousito the latter.

l Preferably th" Central. portlon i'.of the' Wirelstem is finished-Witha frictional materialwhich Will prevent the said vcentral por- 1V0ti'ono'fthewi restenr from slipping beneath I -the bottoinof the deerafter adjustment." 'f Preferably the said central portion '7 off the w'wire'stem, as Well'as the top and the bent over" sides of the base 5,"are finished with the same material, Which not only gives to thecentral 7 w appearance. I

' portion 7 ofthe Wire stem the necessary frie-- tional surface; butalso gives to thesaidpen:v

Itral portion ,7fof the Wire stem and: the top and bent :over sidesofthe base an attraotive V 'A- flexi ble may he ernplo edr Q1 t i i l' ea r t n 7 r of h Wire stem; and the :-top and hentgover sides of lit b sQ, 1; It illiz beiiimigigta thatnot tiny. wi 1 I fthe opening in thebase 5 'ser'veas a Ineans to permit the ends of the central portion 7 ofthe f 7 Wire stem to be; depressed, V with g the eel ltral 7 portionofthe vfvire stem in] closer proximity 13m, to theitopr dune hasejthanwonldotherwise {he pos s'i hle,-- bntthe sai'd'opening in. th -base I 5ia eiu to port -doqr'h d ri r fa key 'of a] door; on ahook or vothermeans of support. V

Wha-tisdaime'di "-1.,Q In a door holderfa wire havingv a return j Y{bent .eentralflportionythe 'WlIe haying port tionsloeyond the centralportion which (11- .yerge and which extend substantially pawl :lelwiththe central portion of the wireiloe 'Jyoncl- 'the diverging portions;and, a$base having edges which are turned Over the; di-

verging portions of the Wire; is :2; lnza door-holder, a Wire'having areturn 45 bent central portion extending longitudinally 'of'the doorholder, the wire. avingf fportions beyond the centralgportion which Kfdiverge substantially at rig ;ht'anglesrela- :tivelyto the central; porti0n,-the terminals of I 50' the wire beyond the" divergingportionsbeing v '7loentandl beingdisposed at the sides of the centralportion ofthe w ireandsnbstantially 1 parallel therewith,qand a basehaving/ an end bentoyerithedivergingportions qfithefwire F 55andsidesbent ov'eritheternn nalsof the'wi're. l' j- SH RLEYNIQ B; RO s"I I r

